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8/13/2010

Feature Friday!

There's been a recent burst of activity in the Flikr group and I had a really hard time picking the pictures for Feature Friday. I've been thoroughly enjoying the monster theme going on over at The Compendium of Cute and decided I might as well stick with it for this week's feature... so aw-ayyyyy we go!

My favorite monster from our Flikr group was just uploaded by new blogger, Heather. This bundle of flowery cuteness used a modified free pattern from Demonstrative Bears. You can read all about her on Heather's blog, The Happy Hoopy Wool Junkie (and while you're there -- show her a little blog love too!)

Next up is a pair of cuties from the inspirer of the monster theme herself, Tee* How adorable are the little ears on that blue guy? She's got about half a dozen of the little cuties loaded to the Flikr group, so make sure to swing by and be ooo'd and awww'd over the cuteness!

The last monster is definitely not on the cute side of the scale, but absolutely amazing in design and technique. But then again, what would you expect from our friend Lucy Bad Dog?

Lucy's Cthulu is an original design, crocheted in one piece from the bottom up. I don't know about you, but I would have gone absolutely crazy trying to keep all those tentacles straight! Absolutely amazing work, Lucy!

I'm already looking forward to seeing what makes its way into the Flikr group next week. Thanks to everyone who participated - I hope you'll spread the word and celebrate with this special blog badge!

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Amigurumi(編み包み) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll. Amigurumi are typically cute animals (such as bears, rabbits, cats, dogs, etc.), but can include inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features. Amigurumi can be either knitted or crocheted. In recent years crocheted amigurumi are more popular and more commonly seen.